Middletown transcript., 1887-04-14
DELAWARE CITY.

! AFThis departments is under the charge
W. W. Cheairs who is authorized to receiy
subscriptions, advertisements ana job worl
A8r Single copies of THE TRANSCRIPT may
had at his store on the wharf every week.
Why wouldn't loan association pa
we'll here?
= Buy garden seeds of Cheairs & So
on the wharf.
Get your agricultural implement
etc., of r. A. Moody & Co. They are
reliable firm.
/ The biggest haul of the season wa
made at the locks last Sunday nigh
over L, 900 herring being caught.
Jas. R. Hoffecker, late Prohibitions
candidate for Governor against Governo
Biggs last fall, paid this town visit las
Friday.
At the session of the Presbyterian
church last Wednesday, April 6, Mr.. E
D. Cleaver, was elected Sup't of the sun
day School in place of the late VIM. D
Clark.
- Mr.. J. Frank Reybold is now ship
ping large quantities of grain from
here by rail for E. L. Rogers & Co o
Philadelphia. Several grain cars are
standing on the track every day receiv-
ing his grain.
= The Fire Company and the town au.
thoritiss are looking around for suitable
site in town to build an engine house on
Several we'll situated lots are being con-
sidered but no place has yet been defin ite-
ly settled on.
Since The TRANSCRIPT began its
boom here, the Wilmington papers have
both seemed to wake up to the fact that
there is such place as Delaware City and
have better correspondence, especially
the Morning NeaOs.
Mr.. g. w. Reybold ofthis place, was
hurt quite seriously while at Middletown
last Thursday attending funeral, by be-
ing struck on the arm by horse. He
has been confined to the house under the
Doctors care since that time but is now
getting better.
- Ash & Pennington of this place,
lumber and coal dealers, have purchased
the property occupied by them for
some years as lumber yard, from
the Robertson estate and have begun to
permanently improve it by filling it in
and bring 1t on level.
- The yarn spun by "Old Citizen "
about Captain Jim in last weeks paper
has caused some question as to who the
captain could have been. The incident
occurred over a0years ago. Perhaps some
other i" Old Citizen " can remember Cap.
tain Jim and some other of his pranks.
= The sturgeon fleets all departed from
here to the fishing grounds down the
bay last week and report making very
good catches of sturgeon. r. Anderson
& Son, A. T. Cam and Jas. Pyle have all
gone down with their fleet of boats. Mr..
Anderson had 27 sturgeon sent up to him
from his fleet last Monday. This is a very
good catch for SO earlylin the season.
- Our good friends of Delaware City
should know that Friend Cheairs is not
for all thatappears in this col
umn, though he writes the bulk of it each
week. We gather up few little items
ourselves during our weekly visits, and,
maybe, sometimes express an opin ion that
Mr.. Cheairs don't subscribe to. If you
zee anything you don't agree with, charge
t to the " other fellow .''-EDIToR.
~ Extensive preparations are being
made for shipping shad from here this
season, both Sadler's and Clark's
wharves being almost covered with fish
boxes and barrels for shipping them in.
It looks now as if they are going to be
plentiful this season. Over 800 were
,aught last Monday and the price has al
'eady gone down to $40. Most of them
we're shipped to New York by rail.
~ The author of Lina's Easter" the |
tory printed in our last issue, writes US |
hat "no personality was intended, as the
worthy people Of our town think, COM
,elling the author to sincerely regret |
writing it," 1t did not strike us at the |
ime that any personality was intended |
nd we do not think there is anything in |
he story at which a reasonable person |
ould take offense. Even if the shoe was
Intentionally made to fit it was done |
With such good nature that it could not
ave pinched very much.-EDIToR.
- Sheriff Giles Lambson, was in town last |
aturday.
- Mr.. G. L. Moss and Miss Lidie Moss of
spent Easter here, visiting Miss
lille G. Hicken at Lemon Hill.
E. s. Handy, of Philadelphia, has pur-
hased fine colt Of Carpenter Bros. of Port
enn, and took him up on the Clyde Tuesday
forming.
u Jos. johnson, who has been painting
,r R. A. Moody l. Co., has been engaged by
ooling Bros. of Wilmington. He takes his
lace with them next week.
= Nearly all the churches here celebrated
aster, last Sunday by being handsomely
ecorated with flowers and all were attended
y large congregations.
II sloop passed through the canal last
uesday from Florida with three large alli-
ators on board, bound for Salem N. J.,where
he alligators are to be placed in the skating
nix there.
IT. T. Vail, the veterinary surgeon of
lis place, has established an Office here and
now in regular practice. He has the repu-
.tion of being one of the best horse doctors
, this part of the country.
= AT the meeting of the Fire Company held
st week, seventeen honorary and con-
'ibuting members were admitted to the Com
any. Geo Wright was elected chief and NJ.
igger assistant chief fer six months.
- Abbey's Uncle Toms Cabin troupe are
} appear here next Tuesday evening at
.ssembly Hall. The town has been gaily
ecorated by their posters which cover every
vailable vacant space in town. They will,
o doubt, havea large audience to witness
be drama.
= List of unclaimed letters remaining in
delaware City post-ofice for week ending
.pril 9th, 1887: John George Gorl, Geo.
'. Minner, Capt. Chas. Gumy, Charles q.
parks, John Simpson Iawyer) Charley
Ioore, VIM. Caldwell, Anna Allen, (cord)
,an'l Tillit.